United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3684 (109th)
Cleanup and Reconstruction Enhancement Act (CARE Act)
Introduced
7 September 2005
Last action
12 October 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sponsors
Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Cleanup and Reconstruction Enhancement Act (CARE Act) - Suspends Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements for federal contracts in areas declared national disasters, for a one-year period after such declaration.
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Timeline
7 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 October 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 September 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act
- related to ← To repeal the authority of the President to suspend the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act during times of national emergency and to reinstate the application of such requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
- related to ← Fair Wages for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Workers Act
- related to ← Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction and Displaced Worker Assistance Act of 2005
- related to ← CARE Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3684
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3684
- us · 109-hr-3684 · source updated 23 March 2026